ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234950
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 54272 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km from Soledad Aerodrome -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit a tree, crashed and burnt. Ammunition exploded. Ensign Charles Ruben Teter (24) of VS-59 and ARM3c Theodore Luyster Jr, (34) of Headquarters Squadron, Fleet Air Wing Three.
Sources:
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/luyster%3Dtheodore
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/6264288/charles-ruben-teter
La Nación (Santiago) 12 April 1944, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2020 16:06 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 03-Jul-2020 15:10 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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